February 22, 2021

In 2019, Cincinnati Opera premiered Blind Injustice, with music by Scott Davenport Richards and a libretto by David Cote. The work tells the story of Ohioans who were falsely convicted of serious crimes and later exonerated by the Ohio Innocence Project. Blind Injustice was lauded as a “powerful piece of music theater” (The Wall Street Journal) and a “masterpiece” (CityBeat) upon its premiere. Recently, Cincinnati Opera released the live audio recording of the opera through Fanfare Cincinnati, which is now available for streaming and download.

February 16, 2021

Gjoko Muratovski, director of UC's School of Design in DAAP, discusses how some alternative methods of teaching developed in response to the pandemic will become permanent fixtures in education.

March 1, 2021

The College Gazette recently released its picks for the top 10 universities for the performing arts in the United States. The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music ranked number two, just behind the University of North Texas and one spot ahead of Indiana University in Bloomington.

February 9, 2021

In April 2020, CCM doctoral student William R. Langley (MM Orchestral Conducting, ’18) was looking forward to a summer with the Cincinnati Opera as its assistant conductor. Of course, the company didn’t enjoy a regular summer season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it is currently in the process of presenting a digital winter festival. Audiences can enjoy three performances with Cincinnati Opera participants and guest artists for free anytime before March 22.

March 23, 2021

On April 5, members of the CCM classical guitar studio will join host John Carpenter (AD Piano Performance, '14) for his radio show, “Making Music Together,” on WAIF 88.3 FM. These student guitarists will perform live on the air between 8 and 10 p.m.

March 15, 2021

The Cincinnati Business Courier spotlights how UC's College Conservatory of Music has adapted it's programs and activities during the COVID pandemic.

March 22, 2021

After UC grad Kirsten Bladh moved to Los Angeles a couple years ago, she was still a full-on rock and roller, working at a coffee shop there, between tours with her Cincinnati band, Leggy. She’s now coming out the other end of the pandemic with a new gig, helping to enact environmental policy changes in California.

March 22, 2021

A first-year Artist Diploma student studying Opera at UC's College-Conservatory of Music, Brittany Olivia Logan has found success at three recent vocal competitions hosted by Houston Grand Opera, CCM and the Metropolitan Opera's National Council Auditions.

November 19, 2020

Backstage Magazine is spotlighting the best acting and musical theatre programs in the U.S. and beyond with its Reaching Higher series. The magazine recently showcased UC College-Conservatory of Music theatre arts in a questionnaire with Denton Yockey, division head of Theatre Arts, Production and Arts Administration (TAPAA) at CCM.

December 14, 2020

Fashion brand Graziano and Gutiérrez, founded in 2018 by Alejandro Gutiérrez and Samuel Graziano as part of a thesis project at the University of Cincinnati, places craftsmanship at the heart of the design process by working directly with artisans based in Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca and San Andrés Larráinzar, Chiapas.